• The great Jay Pandolfo is trying to make the cut for the Boston Bruins. If not, it could be the end of his career. [CSNNE]

• The Edmonton Oilers snag Mark Fistric from the Dallas Stars for a third-round pick. Jonathan Willis: “Obviously, Fistric was not acquired for his offense. He does, however, add some much needed NHL experience to a blue line that was already thin before the loss of Andy Sutton to injury.” [Cult of Hockey]

• Joe Nieuwendyk on the Mark Fistric trade: “As you know, these are never easy decisions, but I feel comfortable where are kids are at and it’s not just the two (Jordie Benn and Brenden Dillon) we have here in camp. I think there’s (Jamie) Oleksiak and (Patrik) Nemeth, too. That factors into it.” [Dallas Stars Insider]

• Mark Scheifele tries to make the Winnipeg Jets, and an impact on the Calder race. [Times Colonist]

• Pierre LeBrun on the KHL and its Olympic gambit: “The world’s greatest hockey tournament is coming to his country next February and he will want the best players in the world to be there. Oh, sure, I believe the likes of Ovechkin, Kovalchuk and Datsyuk would risk NHL suspension and try to play in Sochi even if the NHL isn’t there. But would Henrik Zetterberg, Sidney Crosby and Zach Parise do the same? No way. They’re only going if the NHL and NHLPA have signed off on it. I can’t imagine Russia would feel that proud about winning Olympic gold without the other countries having their top players in the tournament.” [ESPN]

• A few NHL teams are scrimmaging their AHL counterparts this week, including the Detroit Red Wings vs. the Grand Rapids Griffins. [Malik]